James Edwards (actor)

James Edwards
in The Joe Louis Story (1953)
Born	James Johnson Edwards March 6, 1918(1918-03-06) Muncie, Indiana, USA
Died	January 4, 1970(1970-01-04) (aged 51) San Diego, California, USA
Resting place	Evergreen Memorial Park, Hobart, Indiana, USA
Years active	1949-1969
Spouse	Everdinne Edwards (?-1970) (his death) 1 child

James Edwards (March 6, 1918 - January 4, 1970) was an African American actor in films and television. His most famous role was as Private Peter Moss in the 1949 film Home of the Brave, in which he portrayed a soldier experiencing racial prejudice while serving in the South Pacific during World War II. Other notable roles were in Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956) and John Frankenheimer's The Manchurian Candidate (1962). Edwards was prolific on TV in the 1960s, playing character roles in various series such as Peter Gunn, The Fugitive, Burke's Law, Dr. Kildare and Mannix, before his death of a heart attack at the age of 51.

Selected filmography

• The Set-Up (1949)
• Home of the Brave (1949)
• The Steel Helmet (1951)
• The Caine Mutiny (1954)
• The Phenix City Story (1955)
• The Killing (1956)
• Battle Hymn (1957)
• Men in War (1957)
• Fräulein (1958)
• Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
• Pork Chop Hill (1959)
• The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
• Coogan's Bluff (1968)
• Patton (1970)

External links

• James Edwards (actor) at Find a Grave
• James Edwards at the Internet Movie Database